1 Top Rating from Great Nonprofits — once again! 1 fabulous intern from University of San Francisco 4 creative and productive Teen Ambassadors 5 new Second Reading Bookshelves placed in SF book deserts 6 informative and collaborative Read Aloud program meetings 6 fun...

Thanks to our supporters who shared rave reviews, we’re honored to be recognized once again with the annual Top-Rated Award at GreatNonprofits!

Calling all children's book lovers in and around San Francisco! We're looking for a part-time Outreach Coordinator and Book Bank Team member to support operations at our Book Bank and provide outreach to under-resourced communities in San Francisco and the Bay Area....

For over 32 years, Children's Book Project has stood for the freedom to read. During Banned Books Week this September 22–28, we reaffirm that uncensored and equitable access to books is essential to democracy and self-government, to personal development and social...

Rather than stressing about summer learning loss, researchers urge focusing on the joy of learning. While reading is especially important to keep up in the summer, children have more time to dive into topics they can't pursue during the school year. A meta-analysis of...

Children who can’t read face increased odds of incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment as adults. National literacy activist Kareem Weaver believes literacy is the greatest civil rights issue of our time and is fighting for better reading instruction, saying,...

From May 6 – 12, Children's Book Week celebrates the theme No Rules. Just Read. Speaking to the joy and pride of reading what you want, when you want, and how you want, the theme highlights that there's no right way or right thing to read. Reading builds curiosity,...

During National Reading Month, we're grateful to be able to read what we want to read, when we want to read it. Studies show that children who grow up with books of their own are more likely to read at or above grade level, graduate from high school, and have better...

In our 31st year of service, we launched our new Storytime field trip program to bring the joy and wonder of book ownership directly to local elementary school students who select their own books for keeps from our Book Bank shelves. We joined the National Book Access...

This year, we joined our efforts with two national partnership organizations working to reach more children with high quality books for all.The National Book Access Association expands our resources to provide equal access to books — because everyone regardless of...